title: [A pharmacognostical study on the fruits of Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cuss].
abstract: The fruits of three species are used as the Chinese drug "Shechuangzi", namely Cnidium monnieri, C. monnieri var. formosana and C. japonicum, among which only C. monnieri is the real sort. The authors have distinguished them by macroscopic and microscopic structures and TLC. The total coumarin, trace element and amino acid contents are reported.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Institute of Botany, Nanjing.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D003374:Coumarins / Q000032:analysis; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000032:analysis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012639:Seeds / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D003374:Coumarins; D014131:Trace Elements